News By Topic: Repair and Maintenance

Chrysler Recalls More Than 320,000 Pickups, SUVs Because of Potential Safety Hazard With Wipers

May 11, 2004

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. May 11, 2004; The AP reporteds that DaimlerChrysler AG's Chrysler Group is recalling 320,188 Dodge Durango sport utility vehicles and Dakota pickups because of a potential safety hazard involving the windshield wipers, federal regulators said Tuesday. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administrati ... Continue reading

Automotive Students to Pop Hoods and Vie for State Auto Repair Championship

May 7, 2004

-- WHAT: The Southland's finest high school auto technology students will square off to diagnose and repair identically bugged Ford Crown Victorias at the 2004 Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills Competition at Irwindale Speedway, Friday, May 7. (Northern California has an identical contest the same day.) Highest scoring team ... Continue reading

Universal Technical Institute Announces New Automotive Training Program in Orlando

May 5, 2004

PHOENIX, May 5 -- Universal Technical Institute, Inc. , one of the nation's leading providers of technical education training, today announced that it has entered into a long-term lease agreement to expand the program offerings at its Orlando, Florida, campus to include automotive training. Through its Motorcycle Mecha ... Continue reading

Pickups Plus, Inc. Completes Acquisition

May 5, 2004

CINCINNATI--May 5, 2004--Pickups Plus, Inc. (OTCBB:PUPS), a leading retailer and national franchiser in the $38 billion truck and SUV aftermarket accessory industry, today announced it has completed the acquisition of the Auto Preservation Division of Automotive International Inc. ("AI") a privately owned Cincinnati, O ... Continue reading

Automotive Students to Pop Hoods and Vie for State Auto Repair Championship

May 5, 2004

-- WHAT: The Southland's finest high school auto technology students will square off to diagnose and repair identically bugged Ford Crown Victorias at the 2004 Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills Competition at Irwindale Speedway, Friday, May 7. (Northern California has an identical contest the same day.) Highest scoring team ... Continue reading

RepairOne Wins Top Shop Web Honors as Best on the Web by Automotive Service Leaders

May 4, 2004

BOWLING GREEN, Ky., May 4 -- Automotive Service Leaders announces that RepairOne received Top Shop on the Web honors. After reviewing hundreds of independent automotive repair service center web sites, RepairOne was chosen for the first-ever Top Shop Web Award. The award recognizes both outstanding web design and the s ... Continue reading

Annual Minnesota Student Auto Skills Contest Kicks-Off May 11

May 3, 2004

BURNSVILLE, Minn., May 3 -- The hands-on portion of the nation's largest competition for high school auto technicians begins with a state-wide competition on Tuesday, May 11, at Des Moines Area Community College, in Ankeny, Iowa, and ends with a National Finals event June 29, at Ford Motor Company's World Headquarters ... Continue reading

Illinois High School Students to Compete in 2004 Ford/AAA Auto Skills Competition

May 3, 2004

AURORA, Ill., May 3 -- Ten teams of two students from Illinois high schools will compete in the 2003 Ford/AAA Auto Skills hands-on Competition on Friday, May 7. The students are competing for thousands of dollars in scholarship money. Students will race against the clock as they try and repair deliberately disabled 200 ... Continue reading

Spirit Harley-Davidson to Host Maintenance Course for Women on May 1

Apr 29, 2004

PITTSBURGH, April 29 -- The month of May has always had connections to women. It is Mother's Day. Race for the Cure is held to raise money for breast cancer. And for the third year, Spirit Harley-Davidson is jumping in to honor women by offering a free maintenance course for women bike riders on Saturday, May 1 at 1 p. ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler Statement in Response to J.D. Power Initial Quality Study (IQS) 2004

Apr 29, 2004

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., April 28 -- The following is a DaimlerChrysler statement in response to J.D. Power Initial Quality Study (IQS) 2004: Chrysler Group's 11-percent improvement in the latest J.D. Power IQS results marks our 14th consecutive year of quality improvement -- a claim that cannot be made by any other manufa ... Continue reading

Significant Reductions in Air Pollution Attained by Petroecuador in Test of Green Plus Fuel Catalyst

Apr 28, 2004

QUITO, Ecuador--April 28, 2004--Biofriendly Corporation announced today the results of tests conducted by Petroecuador, the national oil company of Ecuador. The tests were designed to evaluate the effectiveness of Green Plus(TM) in reducing major combustion gas emissions in diesel engines. The Research Technology Devel ... Continue reading

Students from Oxford High School Michigan Win Ford/AAA Auto Skills State Finals

Apr 28, 2004

DEARBORN, Mich., April 28 -- Devon Hickmott and Nathaniel Lamothe of Oxford High School in Oxford won the Michigan state championship in the 11th annual Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills National Quality Care Challenge today at Macomb Community College in Warren. Hickmott and Lamothe, both of Oxford, needed only 36 minutes ... Continue reading

Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills Contest

Apr 27, 2004

WHAT: Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills Contest WHEN: Wednesday, April 28, 9:30 - 11:00 a.m. WHERE: Macomb Community College (14500 East 12 Mile Road in Warren) Will it be the elation of "victory" or the disappointment of "almost?" For 20 Michigan teenagers the answer will come Wednesday morning in the Ford/AAA Student Auto ... Continue reading

Cottman Transmission Promotion to Help MADD Launch New Middle School Program

Apr 26, 2004

FORT WASHINGTON, Pa.--April 26, 2004--Cottman Transmission Systems, LLC, announced today that it is running a national promotion to support MADD(R), Mothers Against Drunk Driving. The promotion will kick off at California Speedway on Saturday, May 1, when Cottman President and CEO Todd P. Leff, accompanied by NASCAR dr ... Continue reading

Student Techs Team Up to Be The Best in State Auto Repair Championship

Apr 26, 2004

What: FORD/AAA Student Auto Skills Contest, a fast-paced hands- on contest to diagnose and repair deliberately "bugged" vehicles. Who: The state's best high school automotive technology students. When: 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, April 28 Where: Hennepin Technical College (North Campus) Why: According to the U.S. Department ... Continue reading